3/16/2023 0 Comments Bistro at the bijou![]() (Check out that amazing adventure HERE.) After our food tour, I followed up with Martha ,the owner of The Bistro at the Bijou, and was able to arrange this amazing date night with my hubby. We first discovered this amazing little bistro during an afternoon food tour with Knoxville Food Tours. We headed to downtown Knoxville to The Bistro at the Bijou. Last month, I was going to be heading out of town to visit family, so my husband and I made sure to sneak in a date night before we left. This doesn’t happen as often as we like so we treasure the times when it does. One of my favorite things to do is escape with my husband for a date night. We didn’t, however, see Stacey, which seemed a good thing, after all. I ended the day at the other end of the city at another establishment which has dusted up a small political controversy of its own, but that’s a blog for another day.Date Night at Bistro at the Bijou – Restaurant Review I waited until Monday and voted at the City County building.īut on Saturday, the food was good and no one was thrown out as far as we could tell. Kevin did try to vote at the City County building, but learned that they do not offer early voting there on a Saturday, so he had to drive to Downtown West. We enjoyed a few minutes looking at a lovely building about which I hope to share some big news, soon. Politics didn’t play into the day, at all, and everyone left more than full. ![]() The later includes potatoes sauteed with beets and onions. Our friends Kevin and Melinda had the eggs with goat cheese and the Red Flannel Hash topped with poached eggs, respectively. ![]() Urban Woman had the classic French toast with scrambled eggs and bacon. I couldn’t have asked for it to be better. I had the Eggs Bijou with includes poached eggs served over crab cakes with Bearnaise sauce served atop an English muffin with cheese grits as my side dish. We each ordered different dishes and everyone happily enjoyed their selection. Many people consider it the best brunch in the city and I can tell you that it is very good.īloody Marys are $3.50 with brunch and are beautiful and (I’m told) are delicious. We learned it is served all day on Sundays. We were surprised to learn that each Saturday the brunch is served until 3:00 PM, which pretty much turned each of our choices in that direction. Interior, opposite the bar, Bijou at the Bistro My favorite color is now black, but you can’t expect too much of that in restaurant decor. I also love leather (sorry animal activists), so brown was my favorite color for years and there are plenty of earth tones inside. Wood and brick are two of the prettiest surfaces in the world, to me. The walk to the restaurant was beautiful and in late February, spring was in the air. This being a Saturday, lunch was set for 2:00 PM.īar at the Bistro at the Bijou, Knoxville After some discussion – perhaps tongue-in-cheek – about whether the politics of one of our party might preclude that choice, we decided to try it out. When we decided to have lunch with friends on a Saturday, Urban Woman suggested Bistro at the Bijou. Bistro at the Bijou, Knoxville, February 2012
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |